The horn and cabinet damping performed on the Klipsch Heritage is a popular modification I have been doing for years, along with other Klipsch folks, and, other updates as well, such as crossovers.
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Yes. After selling Forte originals, I picked up Heresy ivs used, and broken in, 10/10 condition for $2100 pr meticulous sound… so distinct… so lucious and warm, and super clear at low volumes that you hear pieces in songs you know… that weren’t there before. Amps? I have vintage ones, and Marantz 2226B is perfect for efficiency… better yet the TONE CONTROLS on vintage split, and they have a MIDBASS knob, to bring out where most music lays in the song. Most amps only have bass and treble. Marantz low powered amps were sweeter and warmer, and if one channel (L or R) is more in a corner, you can simply turn and say “split” the midbass a bit more to the less-revealing channel that isn’t in a closer corner proximity( rather than just making a BALANCE adjustment. I cannot wait to hear my CARY ROCKET 88, warming up my Mancave in the tube Winter. SS is cooler now in Summer. |
Very happy with my modded CWIV. They’re quite good stock, but as @audioman58 noted, they can be seriously improved by upgrading the caps and resistors in the crossover and damping the horns, ports, and woofer baskets. Big improvement from changing the binding posts to WTB NextGen, too. Now they’re perfectly at home at the end of an all tubes and vinyl chain that would warrant much pricier speakers. I’ve tried them with several amps, using various tubes and topologies; 300B SET is the best for me, with plenty of power and all that wonderful nuance and musicality. Don’t underestimate these speakers! Careful placement and toe-in will also change their sound dramatically, as will putting them on something like Herbie’s Giant Gliders to tighten up the bottom. One of these days I’ll try damping the cabs, but they sound so good now I have not felt the need. |
It’s been a minute since I posted this….I picked a pair about a year and a half ago and did all the mods mentioned above and man what a difference. They are an endpoint for an all VPI analog front end and I am mesmerized every time I drop the needle. I did make some silver speaker cables and this only added to the transparency. |
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